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SSR4 compliant software

Software

The Sailonline Racing Rules (SRR) describe in rule 4 that in some cases the use of software is prohibited while racing. This page is to clarify, in case of doubt, whether a particular program is allowed or prohibited to be used while racing. The SRR take precedence over this page.

The following software is allowed to be used while racing:

Official sailonline clients (this list can be assumed to be up-to-date):

  • HTML5 client "breezy" - https://sailonline.org/breezy/run/xxxx/ (where xxxx is the race number)
  • Development version of HTML5 client "breezy" - https://sailonline.org/breezy/run/xxxx/?version=dev (where xxxx is the race number)
  • Flash client "windy" - https://sailonline.org/windy/run/xxxx/ (where xxxx is the race number)
  • Classic Flash client "windy" - https://sailonline.org/windy/run/xxxx/?version=classic (where xxxx is the race number)
  • Standalone HTML5 client "breezy" - https://sailonline.org/static/breezy/
  • Development version of standalone HTML5 client "breezy" - https://sailonline.org/static/breezy/?version=dev
  • Legacy mobile client - https://sailonline.org/m/
  • iOS client - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sailonline/id1522091176
  • Android client - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sailonline.solclient

Any software that does not interact with sailonline is automatically SRR4 compliant, examples are:

  • QtVLM up to version 5.10-9 p4, the newest version at the time of writing
  • Expedition up to version up to version v11.14.4, the newest version at the time of writing
  • Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc

When the software interacts with sailonline, it needs to comply with SRR4. Examples of SRR4 compliant software are:

  • Auto Grib Loader (AGL) by Kipper1258 up to version 14.3.5, the newest version at the time of writing. (With the caveat that use of the mayday feature is limited by other rules in the SRR, see the AGL manual)
  • brainaid.de toolbox at the time of writing (4th January 2022)
  • SPINNACER by kroppyer (provided you do not activate the included autopilot) up to version 1.2, the newest version at the time of writing
  • WxInspector by AGage at the time of writing (4th January 2022)

The following software is not allowed to be used while racing:

  • banned: Autopilot tool in SPINNACER. The SPINNACER software includes a warning that the autopilot tool is not allowed to be used while racing

Sailonline is aware of the existence of other programs that do not comply with SRR4, but most of them are not freely available. Any software that can send commands to sailonline to steer your boat may not comply with SRR4. If there is any doubt feel free to contact us.

Last Modified: 2022-01-09 11:42:43 by kroppyer-admin - [ Snip Changes ] [ Wiki History ]

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Cross the Convergence 2026 - Sao Tomé to Tristan

The fifth race of our series of ocean voyages across the World’s convergence zones takes us back south down the Atlantic from Sao Tomé on the Equator to Tristan da Cunha on the edge of the Roaring Forties. It’s 2500nm; in your path the Benguela winds and current along the south west African coast, and behind that the St Helena High stretching halfway to South America. So, mind where you go in your Volvo OD65 version 3 (based on sampled real-life race data by kroppyer)!
Race #1985
INFOby brainaid.de
Volvo OD65v3 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: CCZ - SYC
Race starts: Jul 03rd 18:00 Registration will open soon
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New Ice Age 2026 - Neumayer Station to Scott Base


For a second-half of long-distance ice-boating, we take our DNs to Antarctica for a circumnavigation of that continent in two legs clockwise, in harmony with the prevailing winds (such as there are), beginning with a race from Germany’s Neumayer Station to New Zealand’s Scott Base. It’s about 3500nm, which, if there’s wind at all, should, well-wrapped in your DN-cockpits, not take you much more than five days. And remember: charts down here are unreliable – what is land and what is ice?!
Race #1970
INFOby brainaid.de
DN PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: NIA - SYC
Race starts: Jul 02nd 07:00 Registration will open soon
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Tall Ships 2026 - Aarhus to Harlingen


Welcome to the first of four virtual Tall Ships Races in European waters which are concurrently being organized in-real-life by Sail Training International . The course for this first race is from Aarhus in Denmark, through the Skaggerak and down the North Sea to Friesland’s Harlingen – a proper tall ship training adventure of circa 450nm, which online this year you will race in Sailonline’s classic Clipper 240.
NOTE: Starts and Finishes in tall ships racing are always offshore to avoid conflict with shipping and shipping lanes; online and real-life may not match exactly.
Race #1992
INFO by brainaid.de
Clipper 240 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: TSI - SUPBUD - SYC
Race starts: Jun 27th 16:00 Registration Open!
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Viareggio Bastia Viareggio 2026

Our sixth race of nine to celebrate all things Mediterranean - fickle winds, history and olive oil - was planned to be our third buddy-up with another incredible Italian event, the Viareggio Bastia Viareggio (or BVR for short). Unfortunately, in-real-life the BVR has been cancelled this year. But online we shall race it never the less. It’s a quickie – a 160nm roundtrip there-and-back in classic Class 40. Have fun, and if you’re planning a BBQ, piccola isola Capraia halfway across is simply lovely!
Race #2041
INFO by brainaid.de
Class 40 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: MED - SUPBUD - SYC
Race starts: Jun 24th 12:00 Registration Open!

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Shetland Race 2026 - Leg 2


After the thrill of the first leg, we don't linger long in Lerwick, Shetland. Following brief but joyous celebrations, it's time to set sail back across the North Sea to Bergen, Norway, for the gripping second leg of the Shetland Race 2026!

Covering another unpredictable 190 nautical miles, tactical depth and fierce competition await. This year, we take the helm of the Linjett 33. Designed by Mats Gustavsson in 1994 for Sweden's historic Rosättra Båtvarv, this sturdy, quality cruiser-racer has been a Sailonline favourite in northern waters since 2010. Whether you are chasing victory or savoring the voyage, hoist your sails and let the journey home begin!
Race #2040
INFO by brainaid.de
Linjett 33 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking:
SHE - RED - SUPBUD - SYC
Race starts: Jun 20th 16:00 Registration Closed
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Newport Bermuda Race 2026


The 636-mile Newport Bermuda Race is one of the oldest regularly scheduled ocean races, and with the Fastnet and the Sydney Hobart Race, it is one of the three great classic races of the yachting world. First raced in 1906, now in its 54th biennial, the Race can again also be participated in online. In real life, the race is open to entry in four different division – Double-Handed, St. David's Lighthouse, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, and Finisterre Division – which in the past we have also offered online. This year, however, our online race will be all-in one-design in silky swift Club Swan 50 yachts, so that your results can count towards SOL’s SUPerBUDdy title, whilst hopefully still giving you a chance of overall line honours against the fastest yachts of the real-life Gibbs Hill Division, especially if you can find some forecast winds that don’t quite work out that way on the real water!
Race #2038
INFOby brainaid.de
Club Swan 50 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: SUPBUD - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Wednesday,
July 1 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Jun 19th 17:05 Registration Closed
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Bluefin Tuna - Mexico Gulf to North Sea 2026

Join us and follow the Bluefin Tuna, as they migrate from their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico to their feeding grounds in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. This 4300 nm race is part of our Ocean Championship and the final race of OCQ2 2026, and also the second leg of our Migration series. We will be sailing in our Gunboat 90. Race #2035
INFO by brainaid.de
Gunboat 90 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: OCQ2 - MIG - OCCH - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Saturday,
July 4 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Jun 08th 11:00 Registration Closed
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